259 West 139th Street, Manhattan, NY 10030

259 West 139th Street is a 4-unit, 4-story residential building located in Harlem, owned by Andrzej Roth and constructed in 1920. The building has experienced recurring bedbug reporting violations from 2021 to 2023, though recent filings (December 2023) showed no infestations during the November 2022 - October 2023 reporting period, with similar results in the prior year. The property has multiple active violations related to the failure to file external low-pressure inspections for 2018-2021, along with a violation issued in June 2023 for not filing the 2020 inspection, though these are being processed for dismissal.

Ten notable housing maintenance code violations from December 2017 remain open, including missing safety signs in common areas and inadequate heating in the 4th-floor apartment. These violations involved requirements to post various safety notices, including those related to gas leak procedures, smoke detector requirements, and heating system keyholder information. The building has had several complaints regarding unauthorized work in occupied multiple dwellings in August 2022, though inspections did not warrant violations.

An illegal conversion complaint from 2024 was closed when inspectors were unable to gain access. A vacant building complaint from 2021 was also closed with no violations found. Notably, the property has maintained consistent compliance with rodent inspections, passing all assessments from 2017 through 2025. While there have been multiple violations and open issues regarding safety notices and heating systems, the building has demonstrated recent improvements in pest management, with the most recent bedbug reports showing no active infestations, and maintains good standing in rodent control compliance.